Section: Liz Benjamin

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in New York City with no public schedule. At 8:30 a.m., as part of its Executive Breakfast Series, the Long Island Association will host the Executive Director of the New York and New Jersey Port Authority, Patrick Foye, 300 Broadhollow Rd., Melville. At 9:30 a.m., NYC Councilmen Dan Garodnick and Brad… …

Staten Island DA Dan Donovan will convene a grand jury to determine if the NYPD officers involved in the death of Eric Garner will face criminal charges. The Rev. Al Sharpton is still insisting that the case be turned over to the federal government. Jimmy Fallon’s love affair with Syracuse continues. Bronx Councilman Jimmy Vacca will introduce a bill requiring the NYC… …

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in the New York City area with no public schedule. At 9 a.m., NYC Public Advocate Tish James attends a Federal Immigration Court migrant children screening, 26 Federal Plaza, Manhattan. (Media availability to follow). At 9:05 a.m., NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers remarks at the “Getting Ready for Pre-K” Summer… …

US Attorney Preet Bharara told the New York Times: “I have no interest and desire to seek political office…Now or ever.” At least 105 jobs are being lost at Remington Arms in Ilion as part of the gun maker’s plans to move two assembly lines to Alabama. While several members of Congress have called for a federal prosecutor… …

ICYMI, this was the second item in today’s Morning Memo: Republican state attorney general candidate John Cahill has issued a statement of support for Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, the GOP’s 2010 AG contender, as he continues his investigation into the death of Eric Garner. “There is not a more conscientious, better prepared or more… …

From the Morning Memo: Much was made last week of the endorsement by PEF, the state’s second-largest public workers union, of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Democratic primary challenger Zephyr Teachout. The nod was seen both as political muscle flexing by the union’s new president, Susan Kent, and a shot across Cuomo’s bow at a time when… …

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in New York City with no public schedule. At 10 a.m., Westchester County Executive and GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino ill hold a press conference with Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis addressing Staten Island transportation issues and calling on the MTA to draft a 2015 capital plan, Front Street, between Thompson and Canal… …

Texas Gov. Rick Perry defended the veto that led a grand jury to indict him on two felony counts of abuse of power, noting that even some Democrats have questioned the move by prosecutors and insisting: “I stood up for the rule of law in the state of Texas.” The state Education Department dropped the… …

In an rare national network appearance, Gov. Andrew Cuomo will be on Fox news’ Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo at 10 a.m. Sunday. Zephyr Teachout: “I am a down-the-line, traditional Democrat. I would be right at home in Mario Cuomo’s cabinet.” US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand still believes she can convince the last several senators… …

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is back from Israel, in the New York City area with no public schedule. NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio is in the city with no public schedule. At 10 a.m., following a court hearing about The Committee to Save Cooper Union’s lawsuit, artist and former Prof. Benjamin Degen, attorney Richard Emery, state… …